| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Emmett Baeza (fresh) PF - James Gaskin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alva Seferovic (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Boerner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Barrick (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Brazil (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Terry Smith inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Samford | Christopher Freeman can't finish the layup | 24-32 |
| 19:29 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 19:05 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic misses the floater from just outside the lane | 24-32 |
| 19:03 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to David Tibbs | 24-32 |
| 18:55 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Terry Smith - foul #2 on Terry Smith, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| 18:55 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:55 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:40 | Samford | Joshua Barrick makes the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by James Gaskin - foul #3 on James Gaskin, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Huggins (PF) James Gaskin | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:40 | Samford | Joshua Barrick makes the free throw | 26-35 |
| 18:28 | Murray State | William Huggins comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 18:26 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic misses the tip | 26-35 |
| 18:24 | Murray State | William Huggins tips it home | 28-35 |
| 18:22 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is hacked by David Tibbs in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Tibbs, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Alva Leski (C) David Tibbs, Salvador Gomez, Alva Seferovic | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:14 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 18:09 | Murray State | Andrew Rook drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Emmett Baeza | 31-38 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Thomas Boerner misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 17:47 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Freeman | 31-38 |
| 17:34 | Samford | John Brazil loses the dribble to Andrew Rook | 31-38 |
| 17:13 | Murray State | Alva Leski clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| 17:11 | Samford | Thomas Boerner snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 17:09 | Samford | Andrew Rook is called for the reach on Christopher Freeman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Rook, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Salvador Gomez (SG), Roy Harvey (SF), Alva Seferovic (C) Andrew Rook, Michael Jones, Emmett Baeza, Alva Leski | |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (PG), David Davis (SG), Thomas Garner (SF), Randy Johnson (PF), Matthew Ruben (C) Christopher Freeman, Thomas Boerner, Terry Smith, Joshua Barrick, John Brazil | |
| 16:56 | Samford | Ryan Deluca hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-38 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 16:37 | Samford | Matthew Ruben is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Garner | 31-40 |
| 16:18 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 16:16 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 15:52 | Samford | Ryan Deluca hits a 3 from the left wing | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Gomez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roy Harvey (fresh) PF - William Huggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alva Seferovic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ryan Deluca (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic is called for 3 seconds | 31-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Emmett Baeza (SF), James Gaskin (PF), Alva Leski (C) David Tibbs, Salvador Gomez, Roy Harvey, William Huggins, Alva Seferovic | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Joshua Barrick (PF) Thomas Garner, Randy Johnson | |
| 15:12 | Samford | Joshua Barrick makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Freeman | 31-45 |
| 15:01 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Davis - foul #3 on David Davis, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (SG), Terry Smith (SF), John Brazil (C) Ryan Deluca, David Davis, Matthew Ruben | |
| 15:01 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 15:01 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 14:44 | Samford | James Gaskin swats the shot by Terry Smith | 33-45 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Terry Smith gets the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:34 | Samford | Terry Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Terry Smith, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Boerner (SG) Jeremy Pearce | |
| 14:14 | Murray State | Michael Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 14:12 | Samford | John Brazil grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Thomas Boerner is fouled in the backcourt by Emmett Baeza - foul #2 on Emmett Baeza, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roy Harvey (SF) Emmett Baeza | |
| Subs | Samford | Randy Johnson (PF) Joshua Barrick | |
| 14:05 | Samford | Randy Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 33-45 |
| 14:03 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Roy Harvey | 33-45 |
| 13:45 | Murray State | Michael Jones clanks a jumper from the right side | 33-45 |
| 13:43 | Samford | The rebound goes to Randy Johnson | 33-45 |
| 13:37 | Samford | Randy Johnson travels with the ball | 33-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Salvador Gomez (SG), Alva Seferovic (C) Andrew Rook, Michael Jones, Alva Leski | |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (C) John Brazil | |
| 13:21 | Murray State | David Tibbs buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Salvador Gomez | 36-45 |
| 13:19 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is hacked by David Tibbs in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Tibbs, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Louis Bragdon (SF), Russell Henke (PF) Roy Harvey, James Gaskin | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SF), Matthew Ruben (C) Thomas Boerner, Terry Smith | |
| 13:07 | Samford | David Davis is hacked by Louis Bragdon - foul #1 on Louis Bragdon, team foul #6 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Emmett Baeza (SF) Louis Bragdon | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Garner (PF) Randy Johnson | |
| 12:46 | Samford | Salvador Gomez is called for the reach on Ryan Deluca - foul #3 on Salvador Gomez, team foul #7 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Huggins (PF) Russell Henke | |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Barrick (PF) Christopher Freeman | |
| 12:46 | Samford | Ryan Deluca misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 12:46 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:21 | Murray State | Thomas Garner steps in front of the Salvador Gomez pass | 36-45 |
| 12:11 | Samford | David Davis is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ryan Deluca | 36-48 |
| 12:01 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 11:59 | Samford | The rebound goes to Thomas Garner | 36-48 |
| 11:56 | Samford | David Davis's pass is intercepted by William Huggins in the backcourt | 36-48 |
| 11:40 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Barrick - foul #2 on Joshua Barrick, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Roy Harvey (SF), James Gaskin (PF) David Tibbs, Salvador Gomez, Emmett Baeza, William Huggins | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Thomas Boerner (SG), Terry Smith (SF), John Brazil (C) Ryan Deluca, David Davis, Thomas Garner, Matthew Ruben | |
| 11:40 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 11:40 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 11:40 | Samford | Joshua Barrick gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Andrew Rook (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roy Harvey (fresh) PF - James Gaskin (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alva Seferovic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Boerner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Barrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Brazil (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Samford | Christopher Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 11:23 | Samford | Joshua Barrick tips it back up and in | 37-50 |
| 10:56 | Murray State | Andrew Rook misses long on a 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Joshua Barrick - foul #3 on Joshua Barrick, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | Alva Leski (C) Alva Seferovic | |
| Subs | Samford | Randy Johnson (PF) Joshua Barrick | |
| 10:56 | Murray State | Andrew Rook makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:56 | Murray State | Andrew Rook misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:56 | Murray State | Andrew Rook makes the 3rd free throw | 39-50 |
| 10:41 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the jump hook from the baseline | 39-52 |
| 10:28 | Murray State | Andrew Rook misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Terry Smith - foul #4 on Terry Smith, team foul #6 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Emmett Baeza (SF), William Huggins (C) Roy Harvey, Alva Leski | |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (SG), David Davis (SF) Thomas Boerner, Terry Smith | |
| 10:28 | Murray State | Andrew Rook makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 10:28 | Murray State | Andrew Rook makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Randy Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-52 |
| 09:52 | Murray State | William Huggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Salvador Gomez (SG) Andrew Rook, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:40 | Samford | A charge is called on Randy Johnson - foul #1 on Randy Johnson, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Alva Leski (C) James Gaskin | |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Barrick (PF) John Brazil | |
| 09:26 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 09:24 | Samford | Randy Johnson gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Randy Johnson travels with the ball | 41-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (SG), Roy Harvey (SF), Louis Bragdon (C) Salvador Gomez, Emmett Baeza, William Huggins | |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG), Thomas Boerner (SG), Thomas Garner (SF), Matthew Ruben (C) Christopher Freeman, Ryan Deluca, David Davis, Randy Johnson | |
| 08:43 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Boerner - foul #2 on Thomas Boerner, team foul #8 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), James Gaskin (PF) David Tibbs, Roy Harvey | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:43 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 08:43 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 08:43 | Samford | Matthew Ruben pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Thomas Boerner misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-52 |
| 08:31 | Murray State | James Gaskin snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 08:11 | Murray State | James Gaskin misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joshua Barrick - foul #4 on Joshua Barrick, team foul #9 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roy Harvey (SF) Louis Bragdon | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), John Brazil (C) Bruce Rustin, Joshua Barrick | |
| 08:11 | Murray State | James Gaskin makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 08:11 | Murray State | James Gaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Roy Harvey is called for the reach on Thomas Boerner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Harvey, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Murray State | Alva Seferovic (C) Alva Leski | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SF) Thomas Garner | |
| 08:07 | Samford | Thomas Boerner makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Thomas Boerner misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:07 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 07:44 | Murray State | Michael Jones is whistled for traveling | 44-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Emmett Baeza (SF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (SG), Terry Smith (SF) Thomas Boerner, David Davis | |
| 07:35 | Samford | Terry Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ryan Deluca | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Andrew Rook (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roy Harvey (fresh) SF - Emmett Baeza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gaskin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alva Seferovic (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Deluca (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Brazil (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza loses the dribble to Ryan Deluca | 44-56 |
| 07:16 | Samford | John Brazil clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Roy Harvey - foul #2 on Roy Harvey, team foul #9 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG), Salvador Gomez (SG), William Huggins (PF), Alva Leski (C) Andrew Rook, Roy Harvey, James Gaskin, Alva Seferovic | |
| Subs | Samford | Randy Johnson (PF) Matthew Ruben | |
| 07:16 | Samford | John Brazil makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:16 | Samford | John Brazil misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:16 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Emmett Baeza | 44-57 |
| 06:56 | Murray State | David Tibbs makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Salvador Gomez | 47-57 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Terry Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 06:38 | Murray State | Alva Leski gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 06:18 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ryan Deluca - foul #1 on Ryan Deluca, team foul #10 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Roy Harvey (SF), James Gaskin (PF), Louis Bragdon (C) Emmett Baeza, William Huggins, Alva Leski | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (PG), Thomas Boerner (SG), Joshua Barrick (PF) Christopher Freeman, Ryan Deluca, Randy Johnson | |
| 06:18 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:18 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:18 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Brazil | 48-57 |
| 06:14 | Samford | James Gaskin steps in front of the John Brazil pass in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| 06:05 | Murray State | John Brazil picks off the pass by David Tibbs | 48-57 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Joshua Barrick can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 48-57 |
| 05:45 | Murray State | David Tibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 05:26 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Emmett Baeza (SF), Alva Seferovic (C) David Tibbs, Salvador Gomez, Roy Harvey, Louis Bragdon | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Ryan Deluca (SF), Matthew Ruben (C) David Davis, Terry Smith, John Brazil | |
| 05:23 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Rook - foul #4 on Andrew Rook, team foul #10 | 48-57 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 04:59 | Murray State | James Gaskin scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-58 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Thomas Boerner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-58 |
| 04:41 | Murray State | James Gaskin pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 04:22 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Ryan Deluca grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 04:13 | Samford | Ryan Deluca buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Barrick | 50-61 |
| 03:54 | Murray State | Andrew Rook hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-61 |
| 03:52 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Samford | Matthew Ruben's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Salvador Gomez (SG), Roy Harvey (SF), William Huggins (PF), Alva Leski (C) Andrew Rook, Emmett Baeza, James Gaskin, Alva Seferovic | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (PG), Jeremy Pearce (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Thomas Garner (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Christopher Freeman, Thomas Boerner, Ryan Deluca, Joshua Barrick, Matthew Ruben | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Murray State | Jeremy Pearce is called for the reach on Salvador Gomez - foul #1 on Jeremy Pearce, team foul #11 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:36 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 03:36 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Harvey (fresh) PF - William Huggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Alva Leski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Samford | David Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 03:16 | Murray State | Roy Harvey pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 03:07 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Huggins | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Samford | David Davis can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 02:51 | Murray State | Roy Harvey gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 02:51 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | Murray State | Emmett Baeza (SF), James Gaskin (PF), Alva Seferovic (C) Roy Harvey, William Huggins, Alva Leski | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Ryan Deluca (SG), Joshua Barrick (PF), John Brazil (C) David Davis, Jeremy Pearce, Thomas Garner, Randy Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:31 | Murray State | Salvador Gomez connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-61 |
| 02:14 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is open and scores on a shot from the right block | 57-63 |
| 02:01 | Murray State | David Tibbs is denied on a layup by John Brazil | 57-63 |
| 01:59 | Samford | John Brazil gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 01:43 | Samford | Ryan Deluca buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:21 | Murray State | James Gaskin is denied on a layup by Joshua Barrick | 57-66 |
| 01:20 | Murray State | Emmett Baeza tips it but misses | 57-66 |
| 01:18 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ryan Deluca | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Samford | Ryan Deluca hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 01:01 | Murray State | James Gaskin gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Murray State | David Tibbs's pass is intercepted by Christopher Freeman | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is hacked by David Tibbs in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Tibbs, team foul #11 | 57-66 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:46 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is hacked by David Tibbs in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Tibbs, team foul #12 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (PG) David Tibbs | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:44 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:42 | Murray State | Andrew Rook double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (SG), Roy Harvey (SF), William Huggins (PF), Alva Leski (C) Salvador Gomez, Emmett Baeza, James Gaskin, Alva Seferovic | |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG), David Davis (SF), Thomas Garner (PF), Matthew Ruben (C) Christopher Freeman, Terry Smith, Joshua Barrick, John Brazil | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Samford | Thomas Garner's fadeaway is rejected by Alva Leski | 59-69 |
| 00:21 | Murray State | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| 00:15 | Murray State | Roy Harvey's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Garner | 59-69 |
| 00:13 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Harvey | 59-69 |
| 00:10 | Murray State | Alva Leski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Matthew Ruben - foul #1 on Matthew Ruben, team foul #12 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Randy Johnson (PF) Bruce Rustin | |
| 00:10 | Murray State | Alva Leski makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:10 | Murray State | Alva Leski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Samford | Andrew Rook is called for the reach on Thomas Garner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Rook, team foul #13 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Salvador Gomez (SG), Emmett Baeza (SF), James Gaskin (PF), Alva Seferovic (C) Andrew Rook, Roy Harvey, Alva Leski, William Huggins | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Terry Smith (SF), John Brazil (C) David Davis, Randy Johnson, Matthew Ruben | |
| 00:07 | Samford | Thomas Garner makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Thomas Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Alva Seferovic hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-71 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Salvador Gomez | 61-71 |